Chapter 64: Chapter 64 - Slaughter
Inside a strange room with gray concrete walls and numerous bloody marks, a man walked through the door and placed a black briefcase on a white plastic table placed near the wall.
The man had a narrow build and dark auburn hair. His eyes were thin and his irises were the color of gold. He wore a black shirt and pants, a baggy green jacket, and a strange mask covering his mouth and nose. His hands were also covered in white surgical gloves.
He was Kai Chisaki, the leader of Shie Hassaikai, a yakuza group previously led by the person known as "The Boss." Previously, it was a group filled with honor and regulated a certain level of peace, but after Kai took over, it turned into a villainous organization that slowly created more chaos in the city.
Kai opened the briefcase with an audible click and saw a gun and a magazine placed side to side. He first grabbed the gun and then grabbed the magazine. His eyes gleamed with a mysterious light as he did so and he inspected the bullets stored inside.
His eyes squinted with joy as he placed the magazine into the simple gun and locked it in. Then, he turned his eyes to the figure on the opposite end of the room, with tied hands and bound legs, along with a bag over their heads. The strange thing was that the person had grayish-blue skin covered in patches of fur.
The person squirmed in fear as they heard the sound of the gun being cocked and ready to be triggered. They desperately moved around like a worm, but Kai gazed at them with disgust, "You sick fool…"
He snorted and aimed the muzzle of the gun at the poor soul. His eyes flashed with a ruthless light and he calmly placed his finger over the trigger.
With a click, the bullet whizzed through the air and lodged itself deep into the thigh of the nameless victim.
"AH!" A loud cry muffled through thick layers of cloth rang as the figure fell to their side and squirmed in pain.
Then, as seconds passed, their grayish-blue skin turned a dark brown while the patches of blue fur shrunk down to normal black hair that covered his arms and legs similar to what a normal person would look like.
Kai took a deep breath and relished in this beautiful sight. The sickness they once held was finally gone, a drug was finally created to liberate one from this incurable disease.
Kai's body shook from the intense joy he felt when all of a sudden, time slowed down and a figure clad in a black cloak walked out of the shadows, their golden eyes shining brightly behind a white mask.
"Overhaul…" The figure lightly muttered and his eyes squinted in joy, "You're more than enough to be my training dummy."
Time returned to normal and Overhaul widened his eyes from surprise.
With instincts and reflexes pushed to the extremes after encountering numerous situations of life and death, he reacted at an inhumane speed and hastily shot a bullet through the air. Not a single second has passed since the moment the unknown figure appeared and Kai already reacted, showcasing his deep combat experience and instinct for danger.
While that happened, he hurriedly removed the gloves around his arms and crouched down to the ground. He prepared to activate his Quirk at a moment's notice.
"Interesting…" The figure mumbled with a chuckle and the red bullet that shot through the air came to an increasingly slow pace until it fully stopped right in front of the masked person's forehead.
He grabbed the bullet and stared at Overhaul with malicious eyes. "So, this is the quirk-destroying 'drug' you've created. It's pretty interesting."
"Who are you?" Overhaul shouted and was ready to activate his Quirk and press down on the ground.
"Me?" The masked person chuckled. "Why should I tell you?"
Immediately, golden sparks flared out of their body and Overhaul felt something grab his neck, like an invisible hand coated in thick killing intent.
His eyes widened in surprise and he swiftly pressed down his hand to the ground before the hand could grab tighter and snap his neck in half.
Sharp spikes appeared from the ground in the next moment with the intention to strike at the nameless figure, but it was to no avail as he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
But that was enough time for Kai to remove the strange force that wrapped around his neck and exert more power.
FWISH!
The sound of shattering concrete resounded and the entire building started to wobble and collapse. A cloud of smoke appeared and Kai burrowed deep into the ground as he used his Quirk without reserve.
In that short exchange, he could sense that the gap in power between the two of them was immense, unlike anything he has ever felt before.
If he didn't react as fast as he did, he could have died in less than a second by that strange Quirk that constricted his neck moments ago.
As he burst out of the ground, he appeared right outside the building and appeared in a wide courtyard.
Shie Hassaikai's members immediately noticed the commotion and got out of the surrounding buildings in droves.
The Eight Bullets—the elites of the yakuza group, landed right beside their leader including Chronostasis and Mimic.
"What happened, Boss?" They asked worriedly, but Overhaul was too shaken to answer their questions calmly and slowly. He just didn't have the time to have that leisure.
Overhaul looked around with wary eyes and shouted, "Quick, use Trigger!"
"What?"
"Trigger?"
"Are the heroes here?!"
"Is the rival gang about to attack us?"
They reacted in shock upon hearing what he said, when all of a sudden, a loud explosion erupted from a nearby building and a cloaked figure walked out with shining gold eyes.
"Who is he?" Yu Hojo mumbled in surprise and already activated his Quirk, producing a layer of crystals around his body.
"Quick, use it!" Overhaul shouted and was about to activate his Quirk when they heard a loud snort.
"Your yakuza group is too boorish, Kai Chisaki." The cloaked figure's eyes shone with a golden radiance as sparks once again emitted from his body.
A formless force then erupted, and cries of shock and pain echoed like an orchestra of blood.
"A-Ack!" Mimic's body slowly inflated as a large muscular body shot out of the black doll, revealing Mimic's true body, but it only showed a more gruesome sight for others to witness.
Mimic and other members of the Eight Bullets and tens of members of Shie Hassaikai had bloodshot eyes as they grabbed their heads and necks desperately.
"No!" Overhaul shouted but to no avail.
With a flick of his finger, the masked man's exposed eyes curved up into crescent moons as blood and brain matter exploded out, similar to fireworks in the peaceful night sky.
In a single move, nearly 50% of Shie Hassaikai's manpower was killed.
That included members of Eight Bullets, leaving behind only Chronostasis, Yu Hojo, Rikiya Katsukame, and Hekiji Tengai as Overhaul's aide.
Everyone else was practically fodder when met with the insurmountable might of the nameless enemy.
As they thought that that was the end of his attack, nearly everyone widened their eyes as sharp shrieks rang through the air that sent shivers down their spine. From the headless corpses all around, ghastly spirits rose up and flew around in chaos like leaves being dragged across the air with the wind.
It created a brilliant spiral of wailful cries and glowing souls that covered the starry night sky. Sharps winds howled in ear-piercing screeches as the innumerable souls were dragged toward the masked man.
His mask morphed in a horrific manner as it formed a gargantuan, beastly mouth with rows of sharp white teeth and an endless dark pit. His golden eyes flashed with joy as soul after soul entered his mouth and was devoured by the colorful star within his soul.
Energy coursed through his veins and Ryuji was empowered once more. The numerous tendrils that were connected to every part of his body, from his soul to his Quirks, widened. The colorful star shone with brighter rainbow lights as its reservoir of energy grew into a larger pool.
It was an intoxicating feeling that made Ryuji almost daze for a moment, but he quickly regained his usual calm and stared at the remaining members of Shie Hassaikai, and grinned underneath his mask.
'This is the benefit of power…' Ryuji laughed and golden sparks erupted from his body. 'I can finally move unhindered without fear, and the more my power grows, the more I can act without fear of risks and unknown variables.'
The remaining Eight Bullets and Chronostasis hurriedly pulled out a strange vial of liquid and plunged it into their veins, pumping the contents of the vial into their bloodstream.
They grunted and endured the pain as their power grew recklessly. Their eyes turned bloodshot as a mysterious energy flowed through their veins.
Chronostasis' hair grew out endlessly and turned sharper and more durable like steel.
Rikiya Katsukame's body enlarged as a stream of orange energy flowed through the air and into his nose. The energy from the remaining fodder was inhaled and used to increase his own strength.
Yu Hojo's body erupted with more crystals with them shining with a brilliant rainbow luster. A large sword similar to a pillar was formed from the tips of his palm, and he held it as if it were a normal knife.
Hekiji Tengai pressed both of his palms together and created a series of human-shaped barriers around their bodies, granting them protection that can withstand a car's impact with ease.
The only one who didn't use Trigger was Overhaul, but none cared about it at the moment.
It was a moment of life and death, all of their focus was placed on the crazily powerful figure ahead of them.
"Come…" Ryuji laughed and exerted his aura. He was confident and without fear. Even though their power rose to greater heights, they were still comparable to ants in front of his nearly unrivaled might.
Rikiya Katsukame shot forward like a raging beast. His veins popped out like freakish worms and he ran forward with the might of a divine bull.
His power was endless. He can feel his mind turning more and more hazy as his power grew.
He reared back his hand and glared at the masked man with reddish eyes. He swung his hand forward with a loud roar, and the wind around him whooshed from his fearsome might.
"Hmph." Ryuji snorted coldly and stretched out his finger. "An ant that can't even recognize an elephant."
As Rikiya Katsukame brought his fist forward, it collided with Ryuji's outstretched hand and a loud bang boomed.
A cloud of smoke appeared and covered everyone's view.
They can feel the sound of their breath as their hearts thumped loudly.
It was tense.
As the smoke slowly receded, they finally saw the result of the clash.
Rikiya Katsukame was kneeling on the ground, his entire arm was covered in blood and fractured bones.
On the other hand, Ryuji stood straight and aloofly. Not even a speck of blood was on his body, nor was there even any sign of damage at all.
This was the difference between a demigod and a mortal.
Even if they were to use artificial boosts to their strength, it doesn't matter.
Ryuji was already on par with top-ranked heroes all throughout the world. His strength was vast and incomparable.
3rd Stage was the level that one becomes more god than man, acquiring a law seed and opening up the path to godhood, becoming a 4th Stage pathway entity.
"Trash." Ryuji snorted coldly and stretched out his hands, forming an open palm that then grabbed Rikiya Katsukame's head.
Golden sparks erupted out from his body as Rikiya felt he was being stared down by a higher being, an entity that stood above the clouds and a being that can't be described as mortal.
He felt as if he was being looked down on by a god, a giant whose fists can shake mountains and whose legs can cross seas.
With a pair of golden eyes being the last thing he saw, the entire world turned black as blood and brain matter exploded everywhere.
A ghastly white soul then slowly flew out of his body and entered Ryuji's monstrous mouth, nourishing his soul and One for All once more to elevate his strength by a bit.
Deathly silence came soon thereafter.
It was shocking.
It was despairing.
Rikiya Katsukame, a person whose strength can even rival powerful pro heroes with the help of Trigger, was taken down so easily without the masked man even breaking a single bead of sweat.
As his golden eyes turned to look at them, a freezing chill overwhelmed them from head to toe as the scythe of death hung around their neck.
Ryuji chuckled softly and placed his hands behind his back, and said, "Come."
AN: This chapter has 2202 words.
Damn, I'm doing a Spectral Soul with this soul-devouring technique he's been doing. Hehehe, now do you remember what Spectral Soul did to acquire his deep soul foundation? Kekekekeke, and to think Ryuji is still a baby chick compared to the true big boys of this Volume.
(June 24, 2023 - 576th day of writing)
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